Express Sport takes a look at five superstar players Manchester United are reportedly keen on signing

Jose Mourinho's United are currently in a battle to make the Premier League top four

"This is because once you are in the Champions League, you can then start planning for recruitment with the Champions League in your back pocket.

“People know they cannot come up to you and say: ‘you haven’t got Champions League, I don’t want to come’.

“They’ve got a window where maybe if they didn’t get in the Champions League for the next one or two years, because of the size of the club and potential that is still there.

“Liverpool are a great example. They dominated the 1980s and now in terms of fighting for players, Liverpool would come quite a way down the roster when it comes to signing the top players on the planet."